This guide gives an overview of guidebooks and how they fit into various classroom structures. Read this guide before teaching guidebooks to understand the design and how to begin planning to teach a guidebook unit and lesson.

This guide focuses on productive conversations, an essential component in students' success in English language arts. It includes steps for creating a classroom environment that encourages conversations.

This guide describes the guidebook approach to supporting diverse learners. Read this guide before teaching guidebooks to understand how supports are incorporated in the guidebook lessons and how to provide additional support to students during individu...

This guide shows what students’ written language should look like at each grade level. Use this guide to identify gaps in written conventions and target areas for instruction during small-group or individualized instruction.

This guide focuses on reading fluency, an important component to students being able to read and understand complex texts. It includes tips for improving reading fluency and links to fluency tasks teachers can use with individual or a small group of stu...

This document includes information, guidance, and supports to use with individual or a small
group of students during regular classroom instruction or for more intensive intervention
outside of regular classroom instruction.

Instructional Strategies

The following instructional strategies are used throughout the units to support all students in reading, understanding, and expressing understanding of complex, grade-level texts. These one-page documents serve as additional support, as needed, to implement each strategy.